Jump to content

Lens hood stuck "please help"


underground

Recommended Posts

Possible suggestion--

Use pliers or a wrench, but at one point only. Don't put the wrench around the outside diameter of the hood, but grasp with one jaw inside the hood and the other outside.

 

If you apply pressure from the outside only, you run a risk of deforming the hood. The area you squeeze becomes narrower, forcing the areas outside the wrench grip to become longer. That means the more pressure you apply to grip the hood, the more it deforms and the more it grips the lens.

 

 

Another way to try the same: Press your palm against the front of the hood to gain pressure to rotate it. That's less destructive than using a wrench. Try this before grabbing a tool.

 

 

Good luck.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Possible suggestion--

 

Another way to try the same: Press your palm against the front of the hood to gain pressure to rotate it. That's less destructive than using a wrench. Try this before grabbing a tool.

 

Or, use the same technique, but press against the rubber sole of your shoe.

 

Best,

 

Jan

Link to post
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...